Central Murray Sunrise Rotary Club is launching new annual awards to recognise outstanding apprentices and trainees in the area.
Club vocational director Geri Charles said there were many outstanding young and mature-age apprentices and trainees in the region, and urged businesses to nominate staff who were showing enthusiasm and commitment.
The awards will be judged by three Rotary members.
“There are lots of apprentices and trainees out there doing great work in the Yarrawonga-Mulwala area,” Ms Charles said.
“It’s fantastic for our area and these awards recognise that.”
The apprentice of the year will receive $1500 with the runner-up $500, while the trainee of the year will receive $750 and the runner-up $250.
Trainees are those who balance study and work and, usually, school with one nominee working two days, studying via TAFE another and at school the remainder.
Nominations for the awards – which have a motto ‘any age, any industry’ – close Friday, June 14. Nomination forms are available at Yarrawonga News and Gifts, Dominique’s Jewellers, Mulwala Bakery and the Crusty Loaf Bakery. For more information call Ms Charles on 0418 502 416.
Cemetery clean-up
The Yarrawonga, Bundalong, Burramine, Peechelba and Peluebla (Wilby) cemeteries are managed by Yarrawonga and District Cemetery Trust Inc which is a small group of volunteers responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the above cemeteries.
“Whilst we are extremely lucky to have extra volunteers working at our cemeteries during the year which we are forever grateful, the trust organises four working bees at Yarrawonga during the year with the next one scheduled for Sunday, June 30 from 10am-12:30pm,” Yarrawonga and District Cemetery Trust chairman Des Quinn said.
Everyone is welcome to come along, work at your own pace and enjoy a chat with a barbecue lunch to follow.
“The working bee is a good way to help your community and honour loved ones interned in our cemetery,” Mr Quinn said.
“So if you're available, bring along a rake, shovel, gloves, whipper snipper or whatever you are comfortable using.”
Cemeteries are run under a list of rules and regulations for the ease of maintenance and safety of all people attending graves of loved ones - some of which are ‘no glass’, ‘nothing placed on the lawn or in front of headstones’ as well as other rules as stated at the cemetery.
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